The Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review Framework (RSRF) is a ‘consultative framework document’ to support a spending review. The purpose of such a review is to set out spending plans for the remainder of the parliamentary term (to cover from 2023-24 to 2026-27). The document, published alongside the Scottish Budget and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy on 9 December 2021, says that the Government’s approach to the spending review will be:
The Committee received written submissions from the following organisations:
The Committee submitted its report as a response to the Scottish Government’s public consultation on its resource spending review framework (RSRF).
Read the Letter (Sent on 31 March 2022) (, ) posted 02 March 2023 posted 31 March 2022
Scottish Government responded to this letter on 8 June 2022.
Read the letter (, ) posted 03 March 2023. posted 08 June 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Scottish Government
Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Scottish Government
Kirsty Whyte, Team Leader, Resource Spending Review, Scottish Government
Penelope Cooper, Director of Culture and Major Events, Scottish Government
Papers for the meeting on 9 June 2022
Investing in Scotland’s Future: Resource Spending Review Framework (, ) (, ) posted 03 March 2023
The Committee took evidence from:
Kirsty Cumming, Chief Executive Officer, Community Leisure UK
Duncan Dornan, Head of Museums and Collections, Glasgow Life
Carol Calder, Interim Audit Director, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland
Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Scottish Government
Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government
Penelope Cooper, Director of Culture, Major Events and Covid Co-ordination, Scottish Government
Erica Hawes, Wellbeing Team Leader, Wellbeing and Prevention Unit, Scottish Government
Rebecca Crook, Finance Business Partner, Health Finance, Scottish Government
Papers for the meeting on 17 March 2022
Official Report of the meeting on 17 March 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Sarah Cameron, Development Manager, Social Enterprise Network Scotland
Papers for the meeting on 3 March 2022
Official Report of meeting on 3 March 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Diana Murray, Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robbie McGhee, Chair, Arts Culture Health & Wellbeing Scotland
Papers for the meeting on 24 February 2022
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